The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
FARM NOTES.

Our observation teaches us that half
the bad luck, 80 called, with spring pigs
is bad management Of brood sOWs.
The cause Of bad luck Is allowing brood
sows to run with feeding cattle. In
this way they get too fat before SER
vice, and are liable to DO damaged by
being kicked or run over or otherwise
injured afterward. Another cause is
toe high feeding with corn. This is
especially the case with thoroughbreds.
a good many farmers think nothing is
too good for a brood SOW Chat cost them
800 or S25. They want to keep them
Ill show fix and give them plenty Of
corn, and the result is barrenness or
milk fever or some other trouble. Tic
better breed of pig the less it requires IN
the way of feed. The proper way is
TO allow them to get, not poor but
thin, before the time OF service, and
the more grass they eat and the less
corn tue better. Before service give
better feed and hayo them growing and
feeling first rate. After they ara safe
III pig, gradually increase the feed and
have them in good condition before
narrowing, but on grass OF oats or bran
rather than on an exclusive corn diet.
For the first three days after narrowing
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water with some bran in it or skim
milk with q quart Of oats the second
and third day is all they need. After
that you can feed about as much as
you like with a mixture Of corn and
oats, half-and. half, and about rs many
pounds Of Oil.meal as you do corn, and
Q and oats being ground and then
mixed with oll-meal. Study nature Ill
feeding. The brood SOW that goes of
III the brush near & spring Or creek and
hides her nest comes home about the
third day and nearly always with a
full litter. She has moro sense than
the owner who puts her up in q pen
and takes everybody that comes around
in to see his fine litter Of pigs and
tempts her with corn three times a
day. She wants to Ee near water
and drinks keep down the fever that is
naturally on the third day.
We have outlined IN tho above tho
methods followed on our farms for years,
and we are entirely satisfied with our
success. Whenever wo have failed, it
has been by following some other plan.
we put out old brood sows off by
themselves. give them good board
shelter and let them sleep on dirt floor,
ana feed them as above.
LINING MISUNDERSTANDING mead
ows or old pasture lands with say
thirty bushels to the acre. 'has an
effect upon tho condition OF tho crop Of
grass that few farmers would believe
without giving it a trial. In fact, we
do not know how the same amount Of
money can be expended upon land
with the same profit. It is not only
certain. but lasting. We have known
farmers to pasture meadows fifty
a without being turned up by the
simple application OF lime once IN six
Or ten years. These pastures, which
are regarded as permanent and mostly
abound in clay mounds, after being
grazed down thoroughly, arc restored
knee deep in from i've to six weeks.
We do not hesitate to say that no.
where has lime q more marked effect
and can be used with better result than
in the renovation Of old past uIes."
WINTERING STOCKING farmer
'caii afford to winter moro animals than
he can keep well. IL no has too many
COWS for his stock of fodder, and has
none but good ones, it is far better to
reduce them to tho number he can
carry through III good condition than
to squeeze through the winter by
pinching along till the Whole herd
ONE out in the Spring with only a
hide end q bony frame TO start on for q
summers work. 1t doesn't pay to
pinch COWS at any time, and most as
suredly it doesn't pay to pinch them in
the winter.
DOUBLE CRoPPING.-This Is one OF
the payinr secrets OF the market oar.